David Folkenflikhttp://www.kplu.org
enObama Tries To Spread State Of The Union Messages Outside Speechhttp://www.kplu.org/post/obama-tries-spread-state-union-messages-outside-speech
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Obama+Tries+To+Spread+State+Of+The+Union+Messages+Outside+Speech&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODM1MzkxMDEyMTY5MDA4NjI2NGQ4Yg004)"/></div><p>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:05:00 +0000David Folkenflik21963 at http://www.kplu.orgNPR Appoints Longtime Print Reporter As New Ombudsmanhttp://www.kplu.org/post/npr-appoints-longtime-print-reporter-new-ombudsman
NPR CEO Jarl Mohn today named veteran print reporter Elizabeth Jensen as the public radio network's fifth ombudsman.<p>"I think the primary responsibility is to report the concerns of NPR's listeners and to show NPR's journalism is ... transparent and accountable," Jensen said in an interview. "It's a two-way conversation."<p>Jensen, a former media reporter for the <em>Los Angeles Times,</em> has written extensively about public broadcasting for <em>The New York Times </em>and the trade publication <em>Current</em> since 2005<em>.Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:35:00 +0000David Folkenflik21609 at http://www.kplu.orgNPR Appoints Longtime Print Reporter As New OmbudsmanFor 'Charlie Hebdo,' A History Defined By Humor, Controversy — And Cartoonshttp://www.kplu.org/post/charlie-hebdo-history-defined-humor-controversy-and-cartoons
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=For+%27Charlie+Hebdo%2C%27+A+History+Defined+By+Humor%2C+Controversy+%E2%80%94+And+Cartoons&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODM0MzkwMDEyMTY4NDg0NTBmYjQyZQ004)"/></div><p>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:49:00 +0000David Folkenflik21405 at http://www.kplu.orgDishTV's New Service Targets Cable Cord Cuttershttp://www.kplu.org/post/dishtvs-new-service-targets-cable-cord-cutters
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=DishTV%27s+New+Service+Targets+Cable+Cord+Cutters&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4NDQ0NzQzMDEzMjA3NjYzMThiMzQ4ZQ004)"/></div><p>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:54:00 +0000David Folkenflik21365 at http://www.kplu.orgNew 'New Republic': A 'Vertically Integrated Digital Media Company'http://www.kplu.org/post/new-new-republic-vertically-integrated-digital-media-company
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=New+%27New+Republic%27%3A+A+%27Vertically+Integrated+Digital+Media+Company%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExNDE2ODUyMDEzNjkxNjcyNDgxNWNhMg004)"/></div><p>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:57:00 +0000David Folkenflik20363 at http://www.kplu.org'New York Times' Hires Former NPR Executive To Lead Digital Pushhttp://www.kplu.org/post/new-york-times-hires-former-npr-executive-lead-digital-push
<em>The New York Times</em> has named former top NPR executive Kinsey Wilson to help its digital news efforts.<p><em>Times</em> Executive Editor Dean Baquet appointed Wilson to be one of his top deputies in the newly created role of editor for innovation and strategy, the newspaper announced Tuesday morning.<p>Wilson was NPR's chief content officer when he was <a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/10/17/356998435/in-forcing-out-senior-executive-new-ceo-mohn-puts-stamp-on-npr">forced out last month by the network's new CEO, Jarl Mohn</a>.Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:38:00 +0000David Folkenflik19967 at http://www.kplu.org'New York Times' Hires Former NPR Executive To Lead Digital PushBen Bradlee, Who Led 'Washington Post' To New Heights, Dies At 93http://www.kplu.org/post/ben-bradlee-who-led-washington-post-new-heights-dies-93
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, who led <em>The</em> <em>Washington Post</em> to national eminence through charm, drive, instinct and, most notably, an epic confrontation with the Nixon White House, died Tuesday. He was 93.<p>Through his tenure at the <em>Post,</em> the legendary newspaper editor helped to define the standards and aspirations of American journalism for more than a generation. He oversaw an expansion of the kinds of coverage his newspaper offered readers that influenced editors at papers across the country.Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:43:50 +0000David Folkenflik19201 at http://www.kplu.orgBen Bradlee, Who Led 'Washington Post' To New Heights, Dies At 93'New York Times' Editor: Losing Snowden Scoop 'Really Painful'http://www.kplu.org/post/new-york-times-editor-losing-snowden-scoop-really-painful
When former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden made the fateful decision to share sensitive documents with reporters revealing <a href="http://www.npr.org/tags/190293264/edward-snowden">secret and mass gathering</a> of the metadata associated with the phone calls made by tens of millions of Americans, he had to figure out which news outfit to trust.<p>But Snowden already knew the one place he didn't trust: <em>The New York Times</em>.Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:51:22 +0000David Folkenflik17000 at http://www.kplu.org'New York Times' Editor: Losing Snowden Scoop 'Really Painful'Resignation Revives Doubts About Bloomberg China Coveragehttp://www.kplu.org/post/resignation-revives-doubts-about-bloomberg-china-coverage
<em>Bloomberg News</em> finds itself under unwelcome scrutiny once again, as its parent company's chairman suggests that reporting on the corruption of China ruling elites isn't part of its core mission. A key China editor also revealed this week that he had quit <em>Bloomberg</em> in protest of a decision not to publish a subsequent investigation. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR.Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:44:56 +0000David Folkenflik15308 at http://www.kplu.orgAbuse Allegations Revive Woody Allen's Trial By Mediahttp://www.kplu.org/post/abuse-allegations-revive-woody-allens-trial-media
The comedian and movie director Woody Allen responded vigorously late Friday to allegations that he had sexually abused his daughter more than two decades ago.<p>The story of why Allen chose to address these once-dormant allegations again involves celebrity, trauma and a battle newly joined in the press and on social media.<p>Allen was never charged, but his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, has of late revived her allegations, as have her famous mother, Mia Farrow, and brother Ronan Farrow.Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:04:28 +0000David Folkenflik13403 at http://www.kplu.orgAbuse Allegations Revive Woody Allen's Trial By MediaHow Will NBC Cover Gay Issues During Sochi Olympics?http://www.kplu.org/post/how-will-nbc-cover-gay-issues-during-russian-olympics
The Winter Olympics next month, held in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, Russia, should provide mesmerizing athletic spectacle on ice and snow. But each Olympics also affords a brief global platform for dissidents in host countries to get the attention of the world — primarily through the media.Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:40:26 +0000David Folkenflik12542 at http://www.kplu.orgHow Will NBC Cover Gay Issues During Sochi Olympics?News Or Ad? Online Advertisers Hope You'll Click To Find Outhttp://www.kplu.org/post/news-or-ad-online-advertisers-hope-youll-click-find-out
<em>The New York Times</em> unveiled a major redesign of its digital offerings Wednesday.Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:15:37 +0000David Folkenflik12405 at http://www.kplu.orgNews Or Ad? Online Advertisers Hope You'll Click To Find OutAdvice For Moderators: Keep Order, Out Of Spotlighthttp://www.kplu.org/post/advice-presidential-debate-moderators-keep-order-out-spotlight
PBS' Jim Lehrer came in for widespread criticism last week for failing to control the first presidential debate. Now, moderator Martha Raddatz is confronting partisan criticism in the lead-up to Thursday night's vice presidential debate, the first and only direct confrontation between Republican Paul Ryan and Democrat Joe Biden.<p>The standards by which Raddatz will be judged are not exactly clear. Professional observers who pay close attention give advice that's seemingly contradictory: Don't cause any waves, but do challenge any clearly misleading statements.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:40:54 +0000David Folkenflik6681 at http://www.kplu.orgAdvice For Moderators: Keep Order, Out Of SpotlightFake Bylines Reveal Hidden Costs Of Local Newshttp://www.kplu.org/post/fake-bylines-reveal-hidden-costs-local-news
Major newspapers in Chicago, Houston and San Francisco are among those this week that have acknowledged they published dozens of items in print or online that appeared under fake bylines.<p>As was first disclosed by the public radio program <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/468/switcheroo?act=2%20">This American Life</a>, the items in question were not written by reporters on the staffs of the papers at all but by employees of what is effectively a news outsourcing firm called Journatic.<p>The episode is at once a professional embarrassment for the papers and a reFri, 06 Jul 2012 14:14:27 +0000David Folkenflik5521 at http://www.kplu.orgFake Bylines Reveal Hidden Costs Of Local NewsProtest role does not cost public radio host her jobhttp://www.kplu.org/post/protest-role-does-not-cost-public-radio-host-her-job
The host of a public radio opera show that is distributed nationally by NPR will keep her job after drawing criticism for her involvement with an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street protests.<p>Lisa Simeone, the freelance host of the show <em><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/world-of-opera/">World of Opera</a></em>, also has been acting as a spokeswoman for Washington, D.C., protesters affiliated with the "October 2011" group.<p>The decision about her role on <em>World of Opera</em> came after Simeone was let go as host of <em><a href="http://soundprint.org">Soundprint</a></em> — a topical Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:06:46 +0000David Folkenflik2956 at http://www.kplu.org